PORTSMOUTH — A driver was hospitalized with a head injury suffered in a head-on, two-vehicle crash Thursday morning, said Fire Chief Steve Achilles.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Lafayette Road and Greenleaf Avenue at 5:33 a.m., when one of the involved vehicles was found in a snowbank, Achilles said. One of the drivers, a 56-year-old man from Portsmouth, was transported by ambulance to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for the head injury described as not life-threatening.

According to emergency radio communications, both involved vehicles were towed from the scene.

Police Lt. Chris Cummings said the cause of the crash is under investigation.